Scientific and technical translation / edited by Sue Ellen Wright and Leland D. Wright, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wright, Sue Ellen.

Wright, Leland D.

Series:

American Translators Association scholarly monograph series ; v. 6.

American Translators Association scholarly monograph series, 0890-4111 ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technology--Translating.

Technology.

Science--Translating.

Science.

Traducción |x Estudio y enseñanza.

Local Subjects:

Traducción |x Estudio y enseñanza.

Physical Description:

298 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Technical translation (and technical terminology) encompasses the translation of special language texts. 1. Style and Register covers clarity of style, culture-specific and author-reader conventions and expectation. 2. Special Applications deals with the contribution of translation to the dissemination of science. 3. Training and Autodidactic Approaches for Technical Translators: translators must master a broad range of frequently unanticipated topics, as well as linguistic competence. 4. Text Analysis and Text Typology as Tools for Technical Translators focuses attention on text typology and SGML in human translation and CAT. 5. Translation-Oriented Terminology Activities explores the different aspects of terminology: knowledge management, language planning, terminology resources and representation of concept systems.

Contents:

section 1. Style and register in technical translation

section 2. Special applications

section 3. Training and autodidactic approaches for technical translators

section 4. Text analysis and text typology as tools for technical translators

section 5. Translation-oriented terminology activities.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-05132-X

9786613051325

90-272-8582-9

OCLC:

712015651